Great spirits often meet violent oppisition with mediocre minds.

Whether or not you can observe a thing depends upon the theory you use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed.

We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.

Pure logical thinking cannot yield us any knowledge of the empirical world. All knowledge of reality starts from experience and ends in it.

What the individual can do is to give a fine example, and to have the courage to uphold ethical values .. in a society of cynics.

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.

It's not that life has been easy, perfect or exactly as expected. I just choose to be happy and grateful no matter how it all turns out. If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.